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Greg Friedman

DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW

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NOMINATED FOR
BEST POP ALBUM
2007 San Diego Music Awards
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
2007 San Diego HAT Awards
THEY SAID
Wonkavision Magazine - "Friedman's melodies always, always work well within his keys, guitar, drum mix to create a pop rock feel straight from Earlimart's map, and Jurado's gear box...an enjoyable ride in every possible way."
PopMatters - "Friedman delivers a lot of quality songs on this impressive, thoughtful album..."
North County Times - "San Diego's Greg Friedman writes songs of a disarming charm that only grows each time you listen...Friedman's singing [has] got a kind of neutrality about it, like Paul McCartney's lead vocal on the Beatles' 'Blackbird'."
San Diego City Beat - "Good shit, front to back."
Music Matters - "…a force to be reckoned with."
San Diego Troubadour - "...this CD stands among the best. It's a gem."
THE STORY
"Greg Friedman is only in his early 30s, but he’s been a professional musician for over half his life. A prodigious guitarist, Greg studied at the Peabody conservatory and had better chops at 17 than many a world-famous guitar god. Once a fixture in the Baltimore/D.C. 80s punk scene, seemingly destined for early fame, Friedman all but vanished into the ether in the mid 90s.
Thankfully, Friedman reemerged a couple of years ago in San Diego, as a bassist for the Truckee Brothers, the popular Southern California rock and roll band (Greg’s stage name is Ott Truckee). When he wasn’t on the road with the Truckees, though, Greg was working on his excellent new solo record, The Souls of Passing Feet, on which he sings and plays very nearly all of the instruments, including guitar, dobro, ukulele, and glockenspiel. The disc features 12 lovingly crafted indie pop songs that showcase Friedman’s instrumental prowess as well as his aptitude at both singing and turning a phrase. Some tunes reveal the same sensitivity and depth of Elliot Smith or Nick Drake; others the wry sense of humor of Ben Lee or Evan Dando. Here’s hoping that The Souls of Passing Feet is just the first of many records from this talented musician, singer, and songwriter."
- Russell Bartholomee, Being There Magazine

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Member Since: 1/11/2005
Band Website: gregfriedmanmusic.com
Band Members: STUDIO
Matt Lynott - Drums
Christopher Hoffee - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Patrick Dennis - Backing vocals
Influences: the cocteau twins
the dead kennedys
the beatles
mr bungle
self
elliot smith
papas fritas
the outcrowd
the pogues
michael hedges
the dead milkmen
dar williams
babe the blue ox
the smiths
aimee mann
Sounds Like: VIDEO - Freeway

Record Label: Populuxe Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Aimee Mann Contest

This coming Monday is the deadline for the Aimee Mann YouTube contest. I don't really like contests all that much but sometimes I need a deadline just to get out of my recurring hebetude. If it was m...
Posted by Greg Friedman on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:45:00 PST

I cant believe I just sold my CD to Klaus Flouride

I'm up in San Francisco right now. It's 2 AM and I just got back from playing the open mic at the Hotel Utah. It was my first time there but definitely not my last; I will for sure be coming back to p...
Posted by Greg Friedman on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:45:00 PST

"Story Street" voted #1 Acoustic Song on OurStage.com

My song, Story Street, was voted #1 Acoustic Song in Round 1 of the OurStage.com April competition. Round 2 winners are determined by text voting and anyone can vote. Anyone with 50 cents that is.&nbs...
Posted by Greg Friedman on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:10:00 PST

Story Street on FM94/9

Tim Pyles will be talking about my new record and playing "Story Street" on the Local Members Of The Day feature at 9 PM/PST on FM 94.9. You can listen online at http://www.fm949sd.com/listen. And wh...
Posted by Greg Friedman on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:45:00 PST

The Brain Just Gets In The Way

Jeanne said to me the other day, after hearing an old instrumental song of mine, "I hope you have that written down." What do I need to write it down for? I've been playing it for over a year. It...
Posted by Greg Friedman on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:33:00 PST

CD Release Show - SOLD OUT

Thanks to everyone who came out to my record release party on Saturday. It was an honor to play for you. And a special thanks to those of you that couldn't get in but still stood outsid...
Posted by Greg Friedman on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:49:00 PST